I was misinformed and expected to receive a couple of hens and a rooster today. So, I bought chicken wire and enclosed the screen house. I understand that I can get baby chicks from Belize City anytime but if anyone has a few grown chickens they would like to part with I would love to provide them with a new home. I won't eat them --- I promise.

My neighbor lets hers have the run of the yard and they seem to not wander far. They seem to have a turf and stick to it with out fencing them in. The coop is a different story.They need a coop but can come and go when they choose.

Seriously folks - if I checked into a B & B that had a rooster, I'd be demanding a refund and be out of there in very short order. Nothing about crowing roosters signals relaxation and peaceful sunrises.Fine and dandy on acreage, but in a residential area? ....... not a nice thing to impose on others. Then there there is the smell.

My two cents - please buy eggs from the country folk who need the income, and let your neighbors live in fragrant peace and quiet.